Hugh Jackman: The Man. The Music. The Show LIVE!

Hugh Jackman - is heading on the road with his first world tour in 2019! The tour is entitled; The Man. The Music. The Show. world tour next summer. Accompanied by a live orchestra, Jackman will be performing hits from The Greatest Showman and Les Misérables as well as music from other films and Broadway shows.

The tour’s 12-show European leg will kick off at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany on May 13. Jackman will additionally hit France, Switzerland and Ireland, concluding at The O2 Arena in London on June 2 and 3.

The 22-date North American leg will start at the Toyota Center in Houston, T.X. on June 18 and continue across cities including Chicago, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Ga., Las Vegas and more. The final July 19-20 dates are set to take place at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. 

Tickets go on sale at HughJackmanTheShow.com beginning Dec. 7 at 9:00 a.m local time. The New York City dates will go on sale Dec. 10 at 10:00 a.m. ET, with the Los Angeles on-sale time soon to be announced.

HUGH JACKMAN -- THE MAN. THE MUSIC. THE SHOW. -- WORLDWIDE SUMMER 2019

May 13 -- Hamburg, Germany @ Barclaycard Arena

May 14 -- Berlin, Germany @ Mercedes-Benz Arena

May 16 -- Cologne, Germany @ Lanxess Arena

May 17 -- Amsterdam, Germany @ Ziggo Dome

May 19 -- Zurich, Switzerland @ Hallenstadion

May 21-- Manheim, Germany @ SAP Arena

May 22 -- Paris, France @ AccorHotels Arena

May 24 -- Manchester, England @ Manchester Arena

May 27 -- Birmingham, England @ Birmingham Resorts World Arena

May 30 -- Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena

June 2 -- London, England @ The O2 Arena

June 3 -- London, England @ The O2 Arena

June 18 -- Houston, TX @ Toyota Center

June 19 -- Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center

June 21 -- Chicago, IL @ United Center

June 22 -- St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center

June 24 -- Detriot, MI @ Little Caesars Arena

June 25 -- Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena

June 27 -- Boston, MA @ TD Garden

June 28 -- New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

June 29 -- New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden    

June 30 -- Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center

July 1 -- Washington D.C. @ Capital One Arena

July 3 -- Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena

July 5 -- Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena

July 6 -- Sunrise, FL @ BB&T Center

July 10 -- Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center

July 11 -- Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Smart Home Arena

July 13 -- Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena

July 14 -- Glendale, AZ @ Gila River Arena

July 16 -- San Diego, CA @ Valley View Casino Center

July 17 -- San Jose, CA @ SAP Center at San Jose

July 19 -- Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl

July 20 -- Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl

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John Legend Celebrates a "Legendary Christmas!"

John Legend - a brand new holiday album is out now entitled; A Legendary Christmas with executive producer Raphael Saadiq. 

This is John Legend's first holiday album which does not disappoint. If you like the classics from Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, Nat King Cole than you will enjoy this album which still embraces the traditional with breathing a fresh new life into standards along with new songs. Great guest appearances such as Stevie Wonder plays his harmonica on the track; What Christmas Means To Me along with jazz singer Esperanza Spalding singing along in the fun tune; Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. 

During a recent appearance Legend explains;  “In the song, we talk about how frustrating it can be to look at your phone, read the news, see what’s happening,” he told the audience. “See how senators treat women who come forward with sexual abuse claims. See how people ridicule young people who march for the right to go to school without getting shot up. See how people would denigrate those who make the very simple claim that black lives matter. We can get frustrated when we see all of that, but we can’t give up. It’s not enough for us to talk about it or tweet about it, we’ve got to do something.”

A Legendary Christmas Track List

1. “What Christmas Means to Me” (featuring Stevie Wonder on harmonica)2. “Silver Bells”3. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” (featuring Esperanza Spalding)4. “No Place Like Home”5. “Bring Me Love”6. “Merry Christmas Baby / Give Love on Christmas Day”7. “Christmas Time Is Here”8. “Waiting for Christmas”9. “Purple Snowflakes”10. “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)”11. “Please Come Home for Christmas”12. “Wrap Me Up in Your Love”13. “By Christmas Eve”14. “Merry Merry Christmas”

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Frank Palangi wants to "Break These Chains!" (Exclusive Interview Part 1)

Frank Palangi a native New Yorker is one inspiring rock artist. His music has lent itself to a very loyal and dedicated fan base that loves his original material and his dedication to breathing live into great songs. No matter the venue from an arena to a bar one feels immersed in his concert experience and leave respecting his artistry even more or becoming a new found fan. 

YouTube: Steve Palangi YouTube Channel
Official Website: frank palangi.com

Frank, your statement “I have no Plan B backing down on my dreams” is a perfect way to start this interview since it truly states who you are as an individual and musician.


Q: When did you come to this as a way of life if you will and motto for yourself?


FP: about 10 years ago when I decide to quit my day jobs and follow my dream of music



Q: One truly must be self-motivated and have a pure desire and passion to put yourself into an industry that can be very rewarding yet challenging, what are two examples in your musical career that exemplified this for you?


FP: I would say opening for a national artist - my first one I had to sell a certain amount of tickets to play it and it was a bit of challenge but did it and the rewarding part was playing

on that stage in a bigger club with an audience of a few hundred vs 25 people.

2nd was my 1st recording experience to Nashville TN with producer Rogers Masson and rock band Day of Fire. At the time I took my life savings and put into the project took that leap of going to TN and working in the bigger studios in person. The reward was working with my influences and hearing the finished product and hearing the progress I was making rather than being own my own working on a demo.


Q: This year has been a very incredible one for you with the release of singles; Halloween (main theme from the motion picture), The Terminator (theme from the motion picture), and my personal favorite your cover of the great song; Purple Haze. What was the draw for you to record and release these three songs?



FP: I've always played Purple Haze live a bunch of times and thought my version was different enough to add some new spice for a recorded version I'd like people to hear. As far as the movie cover themes - I've been a film fan first and have a small background in that. I've scored some indie horror flicks around the area and decided to start with a few examples of pieces I love to release to break into that a bit.


Q: Your very successful EP “Set Me Free” (2017) is a great 6 track list with two singles; “Break These Chains” and “Set Me Free”, what was the story of the song choices and overall sound/musical journey you set forth for this project?







FP: All started when I met Brian Craddock the guitarist of the band Daughtry. It lead me on the journey to VA at the Cat Room - his studio - to record the 1st single Break These Chains. I learned so much and was a dream come true working with a guy on that level. We really dialed in the tones and feel we wanted to make a new Palangi sound. Through this process and past EP's I learned a lot and decided to produce the rest of the EP myself and record and mix. It took me months to do but I'm pretty happy with how it came out. Your always challenging yourself to get to that next step. Set Me Free was the 1st I wrote next and like Break These Chains just flowed. Brian did guitar on it and helped out as well. It's been the most played songs and music videos I have to date and the most request for live shows and internet radio from my catalog.



Q: Frank, you took a five-year hiatus from releasing albums, what was the reason behind that? Do you find that as a writer having that time provided more material and growth musically?


FP: I never took a break to be honest. I recorded two songs Hope and Falling Too at Chris Henderon from 3 Door's Down studio and in between that period I worked on writing the 3rd EP. I played a lot of shows and grew as an artist during that time getting to open for a variety of national acts - doing regular gigs every week - producing few local artists and started to get into some of the movie scores.



Q: You have a fantastic story as to seeing Daughtry live and how that perhaps gave new breath into your musical journey. Walk us through that and how it came about and perhaps what it provided you as a musician?


FP: I had entered a contest through a radio station to get VIP tickets to see Daughtry to do a special acoustic performance for only 60 people. I didn't win but I remember telling one of my fans to try and she won! She asked me to go and maybe get a chance to meet them also. I met Chris and gave him my CD and talked to him quickly about the Day of Fire days and Brian afterwards waiting for his ride to the main stage that night. He mentioned he had a studio and produced some people when he had time and talked about some mutual friend we had and few weeks later began talking about recording something together.


Q: There is no question that you have a very devoted fan following, tell us why your fans have mean to you and how they have supported you and impacted you?


FP: They are great! the online support has been a pleasure to get to know people whom I've still never met but they love the music and want to support. Fans hold the key to an artist's future and I enjoy the interaction because that's what it's about to get to know your fans. They appreciate more when the artist responds that an automated message. Some of their stories have insipred a few songs as well in the past. They are one of the reasons why I'm still doing this and able to do it and pump out new music.


Q: Seeing Frank Palangi LIVE is a true experience, one can tell by hearing it through your Live EP and of course seeing you at a gig of yours. What is one of your most memorable live gigs you have done and why?


FP: 3 Doors Down at the Egg in Albany, NY. It was just them and me on their acoustic tour and was my wow moment to play a "high end" gig with a dressing room and everyone was so nice and it was a make or break type moment I felt when I stepped out on that stage. I felt like yup I could do this all the time! lol.

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2Cellos "Let There Be Cello!"

2CELLOS- 

the wait is over for this duos up-coming album entitled; "Let There Be Cello." The album is available on October 19th via Sony Music Masterworks. Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser are the two fiery men that make-up the 2CELLOS. They have had a very successful global tour and album releases such as there last in 2017; Score (tour with the same name). 2CELLOS when it comes to breathing new life into classical music have successfully done it from their initial album to current. They know how to keep it fresh along with relevant where fans are a spectrum of ages to the young millennials to baby boomers. 

2CELLOS does not disappoint with this fifth studio album. The track listing is dynamic and fans will surely (like myself) will be satisfied once again.  Another recent announcement is the duo is touring yet again in 2019 in support of the new album. Check-out the below list for all US dates. If you are a fan go to a concert of theirs and you will be like me; hooked! I have seen them both times when coming to my city. They are truly high energy and never disappoint. 

TRACK-LIST:

1. Concept2
2. Eye of the Tiger
3. Pirates of the Caribbean
4. Cadenza
5. Hallelujah
6. Perfect
7. Vivaldi Storm
8. Whole Lotta Love
9. Seven Nation Army
10. Asturias Meets Carmen
11. Despacito
12. The Show Must Go On
13. Imagine

Tour Dates:
February 5 - Seattle, WA (Showare Center)
February 6 - Portland, OR (Moda Center)
February 8 - Los Angeles, CA (Shrine Auditorium)
February 9 - San Jose, CA (SAP Center)
February 10 - San Diego, CA (Valley View Arena)
February 11 - Phoenix, AZ (Comerica Theatre)
February 13 - Salt Lake City, UT (Vivant Smart Home Arena)
February 14 - Denver, CO (Pepsi Center)
February 16 - Irving, TX (Music Factory)
February 17 - Houston, TX (Smart Financial Center)
February 19 - Kansas City, MO (Spring Center)
February 20 - Minneapolis, MN (Target Center)
February 21 - St. Louis, MO (Chaifetz Arena)
February 23 - Detroit, MI (Fox Theatre)
February 24 - Milwaukee, WI (Wisconsin Entertainment & Sports Center)
March 26 - Chicago, IL (United Center)
March 27 - Cleveland, OH (Quicken Loans Arena)
March 29 - Hershey, PA (Giant Arena)
March 30 - Boston, MA (Agganis Arena)
April 1 - Syracuse, NY (Crouse-Hinds Theater)
April 2 - Fairfax, VA (Eagle Bank Arena)
April 3 - Pittsburgh, PA (PPG Paints Arena)
April 5 - Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena)
April 6 - New York, NY (Radio City Music Hall)
April 7 - Trenton, NJ (CURE Insurance Arena)
April 9 - Greenville, SC (Bon Secours Arena)
April 10 - Atlanta, GA (Infinite Energy Arena)
April 11 - Nashville, TN (Bridgestone Arena)
April 13 - Tampa, FL (Amalie Arena)
April 14 - Orlando, FL (Amways Center)

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Carrie Underwood likes to "Cry Pretty"

Carrie Underwood - 

"Cry Pretty" is Carrie Underwood's sixth studio album which has a more mature theme throughout. This country singer is enjoying her award winning career with selling more than 16 million albums. 

Carrie Underwood's time tested success of tapping into what was in the heart of fans she continues. It is assuredly lovely to hear that we country music fans still have a couple of radio friendly female solo

artists. It sad to know that the radio waves have fallen drastically for radio play of these female country artists...which is a shame since the issue is not the lack of talented female singers releasing music it is focusing on more commercial and younger singers; Sara Evans, Lee Ann Womack, Pam Tillis, Lorrie Morgan are top notch singers that have great music out...radio stations are just not willing to play! It is a shame...I will digress and cover that in it's own article. 


Following a facial injury which lend itself to several months of Carrie's seclusion she returned to her musical love and told her fans of this new album. Carrie is showcasing a much more mature sound through the vocals, music choices and the messages she is sending. Do not get me wrong the final 4 tracks of the album are more toe-tapping, pop sounding. 

Tracks such as; "Drinking Alone" "That Song That We Used to Make Love To" and "Backsliding" are much more complicated in their messages and sound. These are not the feel good, pop dancing songs though these are truly album highlights. These songs like "Cry Pretty" along with "The Bullet" are strong anthems that even though Carrie Underwood has always tried to steer clear of being political the song "The Bullet" send a loud and clear message of this singer's stance on gun control.  I applaud this singer for doing something out of her comfort zone that may get the historically red and conservative country music fans aggravated but is important in this day and age. Take a listen and you will enjoy the treat of "Cry Pretty"

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Tim Schou is always on the "Run Run Run Run Run!"

Tim Schou - 

The Beat's! favorite Danish singer/songwriter; Tim Schou has a brand new single out now entitled; "Run Run Run Run Run."

NEW SINGLE + VIDEO RELEASE

The single along with the official music video for; Run Run Run Run Run has already had big things going on for it globally. It has reached No. 2 on iTunes Denmark most watched along with being on heavy rotation on MTV Germany/MTV France, and one of the biggest things Tim is the ONLY NEWCOMER NAMED on the "16 HOTTEST SONGS RIGHT NOW!" in the Danish Magazine; "GAFFA."

Tim Schou Official Website: https://www.timschouonline.com/
Tim Schou YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TIMSCHOUONLINE/featured

"....You can help me reach even more milestones by saving the song to your Spotify playlist and share the YouTube link with your friends. Let's go. Thank you for always cheering me on, it truly does mean the world. Hugs, Tim...."   Tim Schou

Check-out the music video below and all things TIM SCHOU!

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Frank Palangi (Preview of Exclusive Interview)

Frank Palangi 

Frank Palangi (a native to New York State) is one hot rock singer that has sat down with "The Beat!" for an exclusive interview!

It has been a terrific musical journey that this artist has been on and is shining bright.  Frank Palangi you will find or perhaps already know has a motto; "No Plan B." This is not just words for this singer/songwriter but a way of life. Frank truly lives and breaths his music from releasing critically acclaimed albums, singles, music videos, a very rigorous touring schedule, always writing/collaborating, and simply has others in the music industry taking note along with garnering awards and a loyal fan base (which I am now part of and is ever expanding).

Check-out our featured artist; Frank Palangi and his video; No Plan B along with his amazing new music videos entitled; "Set Me Free" and "Break These Chains."

Now get yourself ready for our SIZZLING INTERVIEW WITH FRANK PALANGI...with all things Frank!

Frank Palangi Official Website: http://www.frankpalangi.com/
Frank Palangi Twitter: https://twitter.com/frankpalangi

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Rick Astley's Beautiful Life!

Rick Astley - our man with the famous "baritone voice" is back with another brand new album entitled; Beautiful Life. This album is ushering in a new feel for his brand with a funk/pop rock feel. A very current vibe yet we do not loose the trademark vocals and tracks with deep meaning as in the past. Rick Astley is someone that since his first studio album being 1987's Whatever You Need Somebody to Hold Me In Your Arms in 1988, Body and Soul in 1993, 50 in 2016 and his brand new album; Beautiful Life 2018 he has been true to his vocals and overall sound which keeps his fans delighted and devoted for over 30 years, impressive!

"Chance to Dance" is the first track on the new album which is a catchy track. This track is the prime example of where Rick Astley has broadened his sound to keep current. "She Makes Me" is the sound that we all know and love bringing his vocals to a slow ballad. "Shivers" is then a track to get the listener back on his/her feet and get down (a very radio friendly track).

The overall album "Beautiful Life" does the fan and Rick Astley justice. One will be very happy listening not just to the singles though to the overall album. All I have to say is; Keep The Music Going Rick Astley, We Love It!

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Tim Schou is at the "Altar!"

Tim Schou - one of our favorite artists on the rise is Tim Schou. Tim has a brand new single out entitled; "Altar" which has an accompanied music video. Along with this big news for this recording artist is that he is now signed with BMG in Germany, congrats Tim! 

Additionally, Tim is touring in Europe with other hot artists and we can cross our fingers that he will start adding dates in other areas of the globe such as the United States and others. Here at; The Beat! we are so excited for the big musical endeavors Tim is on right now. If you have not checked-out his music take a listen and watch to his new single and you'll see just why we here are big fans!

Tim Schou's Official Website: https://www.timschouonline.com/

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Patti LaBelle is paying "Bel Hommage"

Patti LaBelle - this classy diva has released her first ever jazz album entitled; "Bel Hommage" (out now). This is Patti LaBelle's first album in 10 years since her "Miss Patti's Christmas" (2007, Def Soul Classics). Patti this time decided to take her vocals and utilize them on an album featuring all jazz classics. I have to say that Patti LaBelle's first hit into this genre is very well done.

This year marks Patti LaBelle's 55th anniversary in the music business with her very first single back in 1962. The tracks on this album include; “Moanin,’” “Peel Me a Grape" “Don’t Explain”  “Moody’s Mood for Love" “Folks on the Hill” and my personal favorite track on the album; “Here’s To Life.” Patti LaBelle shows in all capacities that she can deliver with style and grace her vocals into this genre that many have tried and failed. The track that truly exhibits this is my favorite; "Here's To Life" where the vocals are clear/crisp and beautifully accompanied with a piano and nothing else. I truly think that this track alone exhibits why this lady of song has had such a long career spanning six decades. All I have to say is BRAVO for Patti LaBelle for continuing to show that a lady in her 70's can and will inspire others and show their greatness.

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